2014 NaBloPoMo: Monday Nov 3

In today's episode of *This is How Science Gets Done!*:

(1) A slurry of cornstarch and water, when added to a simmering liquid destined to be gravy, will cause the liquid to thicken

(2) A "slurry" of baking soda and water, when added to a simmering liquid destined to be gravy, will make a complete bloody mess. And, unsurprisingly, utterly ruin the gravy.

CONCLUSIONS: PAY ATTENTION!

The more you know, kids. The more you know.
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Today's 'real' topic is:
Write about an amazing imaginary brand or organization you'd love to work with.

This is easy. I'd like to work with/for the company that makes transporters a la Star Trek. While I love BEING places, I really dislike the GOING TO places part of the whole travel thing. The journey is not the destination; the journey is X number of ass-numbing cramped hours sitting in a spot which is inevitably over- or under-heated, needing to pee. (You know I'm right.) Nearly instantaneous travel? Even if it means having your atoms turned inside out and reshuffled/replicated?

Bring it on.
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This is why I love Martin Freeman:



Even his fuck-ups are wildly entertaining.

(Kudos to whoever created this.)